good morning. taking blame. secretary of state hillary clinton tries to douse a political firestorm saying she tas full responsibility for security breakdowns in that deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya as president obama and mitt romney face off tonight in their second debate. this time it's voterssking the questions. the list, a small town reeling as officials release some names of alleged clients of a zumba instructor accused of turning her studio into a brothel, and the release of even more names in the coming days. and ladies night. a big announcement for the golden globes, tina fey and amy poehler announced as the she's

hosts today on october 16, 2012. from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," decision 2012, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, liar from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. here we go again. at any time's debate at hofstra university about a half hour from here on long island. it's going to be different, as you mentioned, town hall style, and the questions are coming from undecided voters. >> it's a different dynamic. tricky for both candidates. the president hoping to do better than in the first debate and mitt romney would love a repeat of his last performance to lock in momentum and we'll get the details straight ahead. first lady michelle obama opens up in an interview are ryan seacrest about the pressure facing her husband. we all know campaigns are

about creating images. some are paying attention to this image, paul ryan, washing dishes at a soup kitchen in ohio over the weekend but now the charity's presidents says the dishes he were washing was already clean. would we do that? we'll talk about that, and if you know savannah, she doesn't do dishes because she doesn't cook. >> i do do dishes. somebody else cooks. >> starting today we'll change that and teach you how to cook. >> bobby flay is going to walk me through the basics with the goal of cooking a delicious feast by the end of the week. i know i'll learn a lot and you will, too. as matt said last week he's a chef, not a miracle worker. we'll give it a try. we want to start with politics, presidential race and the all-important presidential debate. chuck todd is here, the chief white house political correspondent. he's here with us this morning. >> you're a pretty good eater. good at that part of it. a decisive victory for either candidate could create a sense

of momentum tough to stop before election day. for mitt romney a second debate win could mean he's finally able to break the president eats strangle hold on state like ohio and wisconsin making the path to 270 electoral vote and for the president a big win could reset the race back to where it was before the first debate when it looked like he was the heavy favorite. it's round two for president obama and mitt romney squaring off in the presidential debate. both spent the day hidden as they finish up for debate appropriations, president obama in virginia and romney here his home in massachusetts. campaigning in pennsylvania ann romney said her husband is ready. mitt's prepared, mitt's confident, mitt's got a good presence about him, and mitt's running because he believes in america. >> reporter: in a debate that will tackle both domestic and foreign policy issues, the president's handling of libya and the security lapses are sure to come up. traveling in peru monday secretary clinton did a series

of interviews claiming what she called full responsibility for the security lapses in benghazi, but to nbc news she made a plea to take politics out of the discussion. >> i don't think we want to get into any blame game. i think what we want to do is get to the bottom of what happened. >> reporter: clinton also weighed in on the stakes for her boss in tonight's debate. >> i think he'll do fine. i think he just has to get out there and talk about what he's done for the country and what he wants to do for the next four years. >> reporter: tonight's town hall format comes with risks and rewards for both candidate. for mr. obama it's a chance to bolster his likability over romney and make up for widely panned performance in the first debate. >> you know, four years ago -- >> reporter: for romney, who has done more town halls than the president this year, it's an opportunity to break the stereotype created by the obama campaign that romney's privilege and out of touch. in fact, town hall debates have proven in the past it's not always what the candidates say that matters but how they say

it. you don't want to sound too cranky. >> you know who voted for for it, might never know, that one or look disengaged or body language can trump all of it. >> but can he get things done? and i believe i can. >> very first town hall presidential debate actually featured three candidates. that third candidate was a guy named h. ross perot. ross perot has done something he did in a decade, endorsed for president. he endorsed mitt romney in "the des moines register" and paul ryan is dealing with fallout from the weekend photo-op he visited a soup kitchen and now according to the "washington post" the president's charity said the dishes were already clean. matt, it's something that the campaign is a little nervous about because they are trying to get through this idea of whether they are in touch or out of touch. >> right. chuck todd, thanks very much. msnbc political analyst steve schmitt is a republican

strategist and adviser on john mccain's presidential campaign and jennifer gran home hosts "the war room" on current tv. nice to see you. you've run your fair share of campaigns. is it in the realm of possibility that paul ryan was washing clean dishes, would a campaign do it? >> it is absolutely within the realm of possibility. >> i thought you were going to say no. >> and those dishes are extra clean now, absolutely. >> wow. governor. let me go to you. before the first debate it seemed all the pressure was on mitt romney that he was presidential and could handle the big stage. boy, is the shoe on the other foot. >> i know. >> all the pressure on president obama. is this game seven, to use a sports analogy, win or go home for him in. >> it's not win or go home because there's a third debate so the question for him though is can he put that first debate behind him? and i think he can. he's really just got to talk about what he's done, how the

economy is moved, and he cannot let the misstatements sit there like he did in the first debate. >> in other words, he's got to go after mitt romney and challenge him to come up with specifics? >> it's a target rich environment, if you will, because there's been a lot of ambiguities. >> no question, steve, that there's going to be a different barack obama facing mitt romney tonight. can mitt romney use that to his advantage. can he look at voters and say which president obama is in the room right now, the way that president obama is probably going to say to voters which mitt romney is in the room, the conservative or the moderate? >> sure, absolutely, and president obama has to be very careful not to overcompensate after the bad first performance by coming out tonight by being too negative, being too hot. if he does that it could backfire badly with a very small group of voters that are going to decide this election. >> here's what obama is now saying on the campaign trail. he's saying, quote, after running for more than a year in which he called himself severely conservative mitt romney is trying to convince you he was

severely kidding. how does mitt romney answer that question why have you moved to the middle tonight? >> i don't think he has to answer that question. >> i think he does. >> i think the one thing that everybody in this country knows is that mitt romney has had a flexibility were his positions on any one of a number of issues. it's about what is the plan to move the country forward. what is his plan to create economic growth, and i think if obama spends his evening trying to point out something that everybody already understands, it's going to be difficult for him. >> if everybody already understands that he was a severely conservative guy who is trying to put on this facade of being a moderate, that's a question of trust. who are you really? what is your core? and if you are masking what you are really bringing, then i think the president can really take advantage of that. >> there's bn some discussion of the moderator in this, candy crowley. a town hall style debate. the questions coming from undecided voters, but candy in interviews on her network say i feel i have the right to follow up questions as i see necessary,

and it seems both campaigns are a bit upset by this because it's been carefully negotiated, but we're choosing the leader of the freeorld here. shouldn't voters expect that these guys can handle a couple of follow-up questions. >> you go, girl. that's what i say. >> i thought you were talking to me, that's weird. i didn't know where you were going. >> you're overreacting, matt. >> that shouldn't be an issue. >> there's no bad question, only bad answers and both campaigns will try to work the refs a little bit before the debate and be prepared for whatever comes. >> real quickly, you don't get to ask the question tonit, governor. what's the one question you would like to ask of mitt romney tonight? >> personally i would want to ask him are you going to have a litmus test for appointing justices to the supreme court to overturn "roe v. wade" like you said in the president. >> and your one question for the president? >> why would the next four years be any different than the last four? >> we're moving, man, come on. >> wait until the physical

violence at least holds off to the end. >> thank you very much. you can watch the debate tonight at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific time right here on nbc. tomorrow on "today" we'll talk about it with vice president joe biden but right now the morning's other headlines with natalie standing by at the news desk. >> good morning to you, matt. good morning, everyone. security has been stepped up at the british hospital where a wounded pakistani girl is now being treated after a taliban assassination attempt. nbc's kir simmons has the latest from birmingham, england, good morning. >> reporter: overnight a number of people attempted to get close to emyumalala yousafzai's bed claiming they were member of her family. they said they were well wishers. the hospital has said she's been seen by six specialis. they are saying she is not out of the woods yet. all the same, one doctor quoted as saying she shows every sign as being as strong as we were led to believe, natalie.

>> thanks so much. two hikers missing for three days in montana's glacier national park have been rescued. the friends from virginia were reported missing friday after what was supposed to be an overnight hike. search teams worked through wintry conditions and found the men monday in good condition. the nationwide peanut butter recall has been expanded to include some whole peanuts. the heiines peanut calling is recalling 2 million pounds of peanuts in the shell, processed at the same plant as the center of the peanut butter salmonella outbreak. the peanuts were sold at walmart, general dollar and other stores. wall street is looking to build on monday's stock rebound. mary thompson is here from the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: the markets notched a good day thanks to strong retail sales numbers, the dow finishing the best day in a month and the nasdaq ending a six-day losing streak.

companies report including ibm and intel. amazon is reported to be hiring 50,000 temporary workers to make sure your packages get shipped by christmas. back to you. >> all right. mary thompson of the new york stock exchange, thanks. this dramatic video of a reckless stunt will hopefully serve as a warning to others. a young woman egged on by friends sticks her head out of a train window as another train approaches, and she appears visibly shaken by her near tragedy which has gone viral on youtube. and it is going to be on a lighter note ladies night at this year's golden globe awards. "thirty rock" star tiana faye will team up with amy poehler taking over from ricky gervais. the two have starred together on "baby momma" and on nbc's "saturday night live" and, of course, they have that great chemistry. can't wait to see it. 7:12. back over to savannah, matt and al. going to be great. >> it is, but the video of the train with the girl. >> frightening.

>> i know, it's shocking. >> idiotic. i'm sorry about that. >> but thanks for trying to put us in a better mood with the golden globes information. >> i'm sorry, how many times do you say to your kids. >> don't do that. >> very lucky. >> thanks, natalie. mr. rocker here with a check of the weather. >> big changes coming thanks to a system moving in from the pacific northwest. a lot of rain there, and we're looking at hific northwest. we are looking at a half inch to an inch of rain. the big thing, we are looking at warmer conditions and windy conditions. high wind watches, warnings and advisories from the pacific northwest into kansas. ahead of system, we have temperatures that are going to be anywhere from five to 15 degrees above normal. kansas city, today, getting up to 84. amarillo, ten degrees above normal. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> breezy and chilly. good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist, tom kierein. you need your winter coat.

it's in the mid-40s throughout the region. the wind gusting at ten to 15 miles per hour. mostly clear sky, lots of sun. the temperatures ought to hit low to mid-60s by afternoon. then tomorrow, partly cloudy, warmer in the afternoon. >> that's your latest weather. matt. >> all right, al. thanks very much. a hearing is under way in italy to decide if the captain of the ill-fated "costa concordia" will stand trial. he's accused, as you remember, of causing the shipwreck that killed 32 people back in january. nbc's michelle kosinksi is there this morning. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: hi, matt, guess what? the ship is still here nearly a year later. could be another year before they can float it away for scrap, and now it's just come out that it's beenburg rides out here. jewelry, paintings, furniture stolen. meantime, the captain's on trial for causing the wreck, but many survivors say he's just

something of a scapegoat. final responsibility lies with the american company that owns it all. francesco schettino sporting a dark tan and darker glasses arrived at court through a side door. it's actually a local theater being used for the preliminary hearings to accommodate the crowds from several nations. survivors, families of the 32 who did not make it off the "costa concordia." some said they just wanted to look the captain in the eye. also here, lawyers representing hundreds of passengers. >> we felt that he didn't seem very remorseful or very sorry about what has happened on the ship. seemed very confident. >> reporter: just as we've seen some of the panic on board, thousands of people scrambling for life boats, jumping into the water after the colossal ship struck rock too close to the island. now we hear the ship's black

box. that's captain schettino in those moments ordering the ship to be turned abruptly. schettino sat down with us in july. >> after the accident, of course, everybody was realizing that sooner or later maybe could there be an accident that was waiting to us. >> reporter: he said he owned up to his mistakes but has accused the company of pressuring captains to do these salutes. the company has said he alone made the decision to go off course and that he badly mishandled the aftermath. attorneys here for the victims though say responsibility lying ultimately at the very top with u.s.-based carnival. >> he made a horrible mistake, but, you know, he was allowed to make that mistake many times before without consequences so that's one of the big problems is the lack of discipline of the captains. carnival should know where its ships are and should know what they are doing, and they failed to discipline him, and if they had done it, this wouldn't have

happened. >> reporter: we talked to costa cruises this morning. they, again, blamed the whole thing on schettino calling his suggestion there might have been some kind of mechanical failure a colossal security. lawsuits against the parent companies allege other things like not enough crew training, language barriers, and somebody else is suing the company now, schettino. he wants his job back alleging wrongful termination. matt? >> all right, michelle kosinksi nibali this morning. michelle, thank you very much. savannah. representative jesse jackson jr. is facing new scrutiny this morning out of sight for much of the past four months now being investigated for possible misuse of campaign money. nbc's national investigative correspondent michael isikoff has more. michael, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. even while he runs for re-election jess gentlemen j hab boston absent from congress and the campaign trail for months undergoing medical treatment, his campaign says, for a bipolar disorder, but now he's facing another ominous threat, this

time from the fbi. >> making a statement. >> reporter: it's the latest probe into jesse jackson jr. law enforcement sources tell nbc news the fbi is in the final stages of an investigation into whether the illinois congressman used campaign funds for personal expenses that reportedly included decorating this washington, d.c. home which was briefly put on the market for $2.5 million last august. >> campaign finance laws clearly prohibits candidates from using their campaign funds for personal use. it's a blanket prohibition, so if mr. jackson was using his campaign funds to buy furniture for his home, that would be flat out illegal. >> reporter: a spokesman for jackson works hasn't been seen in public for months even while he runs for re-election, declined comment, but the sources say jackson's lawyers met with federal prosecutors in washington last week asking them to delay any decision on bringing charges until after the november election. the feds gave no assurances, said the sources. top illinois democrats monday

brushed off questions about the new probe. >> my thoughts are with the family. he's obviously dealing with some personal issues. >> reporter: but one illinois political analyst said that while jackson is likely to re-election the probe could ratchet up pressure for him to step down. >> the cumulative drip on a series of scandals certainly adds a great deal of pressure on him personally. >> we measure champions not how quickly they get knocked down but by quickly they get up. >> reporter: once a rising star in chicago politics, jackson has been engulfed in a swirl of controversies involving both his ethics and personal life. in 2009 jackson was investigated over allegations he directed a top fund-raiser to offer $1 million in campaign funds for then governor rod blagojevich in exchange for naming jackson to barack obama's senate seat. jackson denied any wrongdoing, and no charges were brought. according to an nbc news tally jackson has missed 225 consecutive roll call votes in

the house since last june when he took a leave of absence for treatment of what his staff called a mood disorder. >> we have a congressman who stopped talking, who is not communicating, for four months not said a word to anybody. >> reporter: sources tell nbc news that the fbi probe actually began before jackson took his leave of absence in june, and a spokesman for jackson confirmed the congressman hasn't been seen in his office since then. he's under his doctor's care, the spokesman said, and they have not okayed for him to come back to work. savannah? >> michael isikoff in washington, thank you. coming up, first lady michelle obama sits down with ryan seacrest and talks about how she feels when her husband is on the debate stage. >> so i'm perched. i'm looking at him. i'm smiling, giving a thumbs up if he can see it. with the lights you can just never tell. >> we'll have more of ryan ice interview, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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near 70. could get showers thursday afternoon and evening. a nice weekend to follow. aaron? >> thank you. we'll check the morning commute next.

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to continue working on those issues, but who knows? i mean, that's -- maybe that's one of the things i've learned, never say never. you never know what the future holds. >> that's michelle obama talking about ryan seacrest about her future plans. she also had a lot to say about the presidential debates, the first family and her guilty pleasure on the campaign trail. we'll have ryan's interview with the first lady coming up straight ahead. 7:30 now on a tuesday morning. it's the 16th day of october, 2012. i'm matt lauer alongside savannah guthrie. >> good morning, everybody. also ahead, a small town in maine really on edge this morning. first a local zumba instructor was accused of turning her

studio into a brothel. well, now a list of 21 alleged clients have been made public, and there are more names to come. we'll get a live report. >> someone's going to have some explaining to do. then "today's professionals" weigh in on big talkers, among them a high school that refused to let a teen mom pose for her senior yearbook photo with her baby. was it the right decision? we'll have more on that, but let's begin this half hour with "today" on the trail. today's special correspondent ryan seacrest caught up with the first lady michelle obama at a campaign event in ohio, and they talked a lot about things, including her early voting effort. >> so you cast your ballot today. >> i did it. i voted today. >> is it a bit surreal to vote for your husband for president? >> i would say that. it's interesting to see his name on the ballot, but it was rewarding, refreshing. you know, i am confident in my vote because i've seen this president in action for the last three and a half years. we've got health care now.

we're out of iraq. the economy is on the right track, so i'm -- i'm -- i voted for my husband. >> on the record. you voted via absentee ballot. does that take any fun out of it not going to the polls and seeing all the pomp and circumstance? >> you know, actually, as a busy mom, i'm still a working mom, i look for convenience, because who knows where i'll be on election day. there's no reason with early voting and absentee ballot voting that citizens in this country shouldn't be able to make their voices heard. >> well, as we speak your husband is preparing for debate number two. >> yes. >> and after debate number one he had said about you that you are his toughest critic. what did you say to him when the two of you walked backstage? >> i am and was and will continue to be so proud of my husband, and when i see him up on that stage, i still see the man that i fell in love with, that i'm proud of. he talked from his heart. he talks about values, so i gave

him a big hug and i said way to go. >> have you spoken to him about the prep because i know because he's been behind closed doors the last couple of days. >> i talk to him every night. our check-in is really about the kids. he wants to know what did we talk about at dinner. how is sasha doing? how is basketball? did malia win her game? >> you'll in the front row. >> i usually get a good seat. >> does he make eye contact with you? does he look at you for encouragement? >> you know. i can never tell, but i'm always primed just in case he is, so i'm -- i'm perched. i'm looking at him. i'm smiling. i'm giving a thumbs up if he can see it. with the lights you can never tell. i assume that he can, so i make sure i'm always giving him that positive love >> you said something about him that i wanted to ask you about. you said he'll go out of his way to inconvenience himself and take the heat to make sure you and the girls experience as few bumps as possible so what's an example of that? >> gosh, there's so many ways, but i think one of the things

that he does is that when he walks in the door, he's barack, and he's dad. i am -- i am always astounded when i read in the paper or i talk to some advisers and i found out what he's actually dealt with in any given day, but when we sit down to dinner, you know, he let's that all go for that moment. he is there for me. he is there for sasha and malia, and he's there as a dad. >> both of you trying to achieve that balance with intense schedules. your schedule is very impressive. do you get a chance to stick to a normal healthy diet. do you get a chance to exercise? what's life like on the road for you? >> we have a lot of support so i can't even begin to complain. we can bring food on the plane. we've got good food on the plane so i'll make sure that if i don't like what they are serving i'll bring a sandwich. >> you've got a lunch box. >> yeah, i do, i live the white house with a little carrier, got my salad and my veggies and my

turkey chili, an easy thing to eat on the road. >> do you have a guilty pleasure when you travel? for me it's peanut m & ms. >> i'm a big peanut m & m fan but you know what, reese cups. i like the peanut butter and the peanut butter and chocolate. >> that's a go-to thing. once you start, you can't stop. >> back to malia and sasha. what do you think has been the most eye-opening for the girls since they have been at the white house? >> you know, i haven't had a chance to let me ask them. let me tell you who these girls have met, nelson mandela, the dalai lama, the queen of england. >> pretty good education. >> this is their play list of meeting people. that's why, you know, when people ask me, the kids, how do they manage? we feel so bad. normal lives, and, you know, this has been a wonderful experience for them, and, you know, there's no way that they or us or anyone could complain about the -- about the minor inconvenience that come along with being the president's

daughters. >> there's no doubt that you've had to sacrifice a great deal for this life, and i'm wondering at the end of your time at the white house, since your husband has had a chance to pursue his dream. >> yeah. >> is it his turn then to support you in what you want to do, and if so, what would that be? >> yeah. that's a good question. i mean, in some ways he's supporting me now as first lady. i mean, the fact that i have complete discretion over the issues that i choose, and in order to do that i've got to have a president who is going to have my back around the issues that i care about, so childhood obesity is directly linked to his desire to make sure that we have a healthy nation. the support that he's given me and the long leash to really reach out to military families and be that spokesperson, you know, has been great, so when we leave here i want to continue working on those issues, but who knows. you never know what the future

holds, and who knows what life will look like in another five years when this is over, and i know that whatever i do he'll be right there with me as he always has been. >> that's the first lady, michelle obama with ryan seacrest, and a reminder can you watch the second presidential debate tonight 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific right here on nbc. >> all right. we'll get a check of the weather now from al. good morning. go> good morning, everybody. got a gorgeous day here. we have a beautiful night a few nights ago over norway, northern norway. this is the result of a mass ejection from the sun. supercharge radiation hitting the earth's atmosphere and supercharging the aurora boreial us. that is spectacular. right now, we have hurricane

rafael, 395 miles. it is currently south of bermuda. 85-mile-per-hour winds moving northeast at 16 miles per hour. it's going to skirt to the east of bermuda. tropical storm warnings. windy conditions. other than that, not too bad. the rest of the country, morning showers up in new england. wet weather in the pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine in the gulf course. beautiful day here in the northeast and new england with temperatures in the low to mid-60s. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> very chilly this tuesday morning. good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. starting off under a mostly clear sky. it is down into the 40s for much of the region acomp anied by a northwest wind. wind diminishing by late this afternoon. mid-60s late afternoon with lots of sun. down into the 40 z.

increasing clouds near 70. could get showers >> that's your latest weather. why are you guys hiding? >> it's so cold. >> you're just huddling for warmth. >> oh, okay. >> you were on tv so you shouldn't hide, okay. let's go back into matt. >> all right, al. thank you very much. coming up next, the prostitution scandal involving a small town zumba instructor. this morning a partial list of her alleged clients is out. we'll go there live, and a little later on savannah gets some much-needed, much-needed help in the kitchen from chef bobby flay. man the fire extinguishers, but, first, these messages. oh the kids would love this hot wheels wall tracks with monster jumper. i think they're gonna love this, leapfrog leappad2 with games and apps. i say we flip a coin. you mean with your double-headed coin? you know you could put both those things on layaway and pay a little at a time. awesome!! awesome!! high-five? [ mom ] mmm, you and your trick coin...

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anything but nearing its end. a modern day "scarlet letter" story set but where else, new england. 21 names of 21 men who now stand publicly accused of paying for sex with this woman. alexis wright, the local zumba dance teacher. in this picturesque escape the scandal and the list of johns are the talk of the town. >> there's no pride in them. i feel like that they have no class. >> it's an unfortunate situation. i'm not -- i'm not happy about it. >> reporter: in court filings monday the lawyer for two of the alleged clients unsuccessfully argued to have the names sealed forever claiming their constitutional right to privacy was at stake. >> it's obviously devastating and people are presumed innocent, yet in this particular -- with this particular type of crime the allegation itself is -- is damaging. >> reporter: wright allegedly

sold sex out of this dance studio and secretly videotaped the encounters. prosecutors say they have comprehensive ledgers listing clients, acts and prices to convict wright on 106 counts of prostitution and promoting prostitution. both wright and her alleged business partner mark strong have pleaded not guilty. wright's lawyer says her client is not a monster. >> i think you'd find she's like many 29-year-old women you'd meet. she's bubbly. she's kind. she's volunteered in her neighborhood. she tries her best to be the best possible mother to her son that she can be. >> reporter: and adds that the 29-year-old is reeling from the pain the release of names is causing. >> she doesn't want any of their families to have to go through the suffering that her family is going through, and she just assume that their names be left entirely out of it frankly. >> reporter: names now out, some

in the town are trying to tout its unwavering pride as others try to capitalize on its shame. again, this is not the end for this small town of 10,000. more names will be released as this investigation continues. savannah? >> katy tur, thank you, star jones former prosecutor and legal analyst. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> the reason the court is releasing the names of these men because it is a crime in maine to solicit prostitution. >> yes, indeed, it's a misdemeanor. however, just like any other crime, this local practice forced the police to release the names in what they cole the police blotter every couple of weeks. they tried to stop that from happening in this case. >> the defense attorney made an argument that the mere allegation was damaging to their client. do they have a case, isn't that true of anybody that's crime? >> first of all, everybody is innocent unless and until proven

guilty so what makes this crime more special, if you want to say it's not a violent crime, well, what about insurance fraud? what about some other lack of confidence for the public kind of case? it would be damaging to anybody if their name came out and if they were truly an innocent person. they are being treated the same. when a public trial is not in public, then in some ways it dilutes the confidence of the rest of us that people are being treated the same. >> the defense lawyer made an argument the judge should consider what the release of the names would do to the families and children. >> i think the men should have thought about what doing this kind of zumba would do. that's the bigger issue. the bigger purpose is to make sure there's fairness and justice, and that's what they are doing. >> could these men then be forced to testify against her at trial? i mean, could they cut a deal with prosecutors and then testify against her and say, yeah, okay, i was a client. >> you're looking at somebody at

the very most they will have to pay a $200 fine. that's what the criminal liability, is but the personal liability is so much bigger. the best advice that anybody could be giving is pay the $200 fine and walk away really quickly and put your head down and try to get your wife and your kids to forgive you. >> she allegedly videotaped these encounters, something i assume we'll see at the trial when we get there. would the men have a claim against her for invasion of privacy? >> oh, yeah. she's been charged criminally with invasion of privacy. if in fact there's money to be gotten, you would expect lawsuits to come along with it. that's the least of their worries, as you might say, savannah. they have a lot of explaining to do. >> at home. star, thank you. >> we'll see you in a bit for "today's professionals q."plus on trending, jennifer anniston's first interview since her engagement. she choked up talking about her fiance, but first these messages. m bonnie, and this is . i don't have time for the flu. that's why i'm knocking things off my to-do list. vitamin d, done!

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if somebody in the audience asked the candidate sausage or pepperoni. >> hello. that's right. >> reporter: the online commercial was taken down from youtube by pizza hut. >> the next debate is town hall style which means real people ask real questions. >> reporter: idea was plant the question in the audience at the debate. >> if someone asks a question about the pizza during the next debate on october 16th, pizza hut will supply them with free pizza for life. >> reporter: but the pizza giant with more than 6,000 restaurants in the united states did not anticipate the backlash. >> not really a question you should be asking people that are going to be the leader of the free world. >> it's an advertising ploy, and i don't think that that has a place in politics. >> reporter: some customers who have seen both candidates enjoying slices across america say the negative reactions are humorless. >> there always has to be a little humor in debates, so this creates a little humor. >> reporter: but when this was

on youtube on pizza hut's own youtube channel, some customers posted absolutely disgusting promotion and terrible idea. this is serious. on twitter, if pizza hut thinks asking a pizza question at the debate is important, then it is important that i never order another pizza from them. and then the headlines followed, including this one on gawker. want free pizza hut pizza for life? just make a mockery of the american democratic system on live tv. on comedy central. >> folks, i love this. what could be more american than using our electoral process for product placement? >> reporter: we've heard silly questions to candidates before. >> mr. president, the world's dying to know. is it boxers or briefs? >> usually briefs. >> reporter: but marketing executives say it's a different

time in america. >> the debate isn't about whether pizza hut's campaign is humorous or not. the debate is really is it appropriate for a brand to insert itself commercially into a public forum? >> reporter: pizza hut says that the contest is now online so everyone can participate, not just those at the debate tonight. they do say, however, if somebody does ask that question at the debate, they will still honor the free pizza offer. matt. >> all right, kerry, thanks very much. donny deutsch, the ad guy and image guy is here. are you now going to stop advising pizza hut? >> actually it's a brilliant idea you. >> really like the idea? >> beyond the obvious that we're in a discussion here, i mean, we do have this complete blending of immediate why and celebrity and politics and commercialism. a lot of people would go yuk, but a lot of young people, the core pizza audience would say cool pizza hut. it's crass but very effective. >> it's crass. >> only you would think it's cool. >> i didn't say it was cool.

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8:00. it's october 16, 2012. the sun is shining out here on the plaza, and the band is playing one of my favorite songs of all times. duran duran's epic "hungry like a wolf." >> is our way of teasing that we're going to teach you how to cook. >> no, something more exciting is happening. john taylor the bassist from duran tran to is here. we'll talk to him about his memoir. i was his biggest fan as a teenager. i once met john taylor. he was trying to have a lunch at a hotel in tucson, arizona. i was 13 years old.

he was my idol. i saw him. we stopped hip. we watched him, and when he got up to leave the table where he was having a lunch by the pool, my little girlfriends and i went out and stole his plastic fork, and i kept that for decades. >> in fact, you had dna made. >> and right now john taylor is about to stand up and leave. >> run, john, now. run. >> i know, i'm sorry. anyway, so excited to have him. we'll talk to him in a little bit. >> what a cute creepy story. >> i know, little stalker. >> also "today's professionals" are in the house and we'll talk to them about a controversy brewing at a local concert hall that has fans of jay-z a little upset. >> interesting. >> that's because they went through metal detectors. >> that's right, when barbra streisand fans were only hand-wanted. >> a topic for the professionals. >> you know bobby flay as a chef, cook book author, talk show host. now bobby flay miracle worker.

he will be teaching savannah how to cook. >> oh, my. menacing with the knives there. >> such a big fan of his. i stole his handkerchief one time. >> it happens. before we get to all that have let's check in with natalie morales with the top stories. natalie, good morning again. >> good morning, everyone. president obama and republican rival mitt romney face off in their second high-stakes debate tonight. the town hall style debate at hofstra university on long island offers both candidates a chance for a breakout moment just three weeks before the election. secretary of state hillary clinton says house republicans should blame her and not the president for security issues at the u.s. consulate in libya. an attack by extremists last month killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. clinton said monday that security at diplomatic missions is her job and not that of the white house, but critics say the buck stops with the commander in chief. security was stepped up this morning at the british hospital where wounded pakistani teenager

malala yousafzai arrived monday for treatment. officials say several people were stopped overnight while trying to reach malala, but they were apparently well-wishers. the taliban targeted the 14-year-old because she supports education for women. well, now here's brian williams with a look at what's coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news." brian? technical difficulties there. we apologize for that. a lack at what's trending, our quick roundup of what has you talking online. fans are watching this video of jennifer anniston speaking publicly for the first time about her engagement to writer and actor justin theroux. she got choked up while talking to chelsea handler on monday's show. >> you are engaged. >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh. are you so happy? >> i just got per clumpt.

>> justin popped the question to jennifer back in august during a romantic dinner in new york. it may be true that cats have nine lives. a mechanic found a kitten near an axel after the man brought the truck in complaining that it was meowing. the mechanic posted the video of this unusual rescue. the mechanic who has a 3-year-old daughter has adopted it. they found a new home. and justin bieber and nicki minaj's new music video has been only out since the weekend. it's already setting a new standard. take a listen. ♪ let the music make ♪ baby, do it like you do >> the video for "beauty and the beast" broke the record for most views in a day with more than 24 million hits. it is now 8:04. let's go back to brian williams

to see what's coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news." >> natalie, good morning. coming up tonight, we're doing a series this week called what's the alternative about what we used to call alternative medicine. it's now called complementary because it's supposed to complement regular medicine. tonight, how they go back pain these days in alternative ways that. and more when we see you tonight for "nightly news." natalie, back to you. >> thanks to brian. now let's go out to al roker for a check of your weather. hey, al. >> what's your name? claire. >> claire, where you from? >> texas. >> all right, texas. good to see you. a little chillier here than texas. hope you're all nice and warm. let's see what we have for you. pick city today happens to be rochester, minnesota. kttc. congratulations on winning that morning emmy there for you. morning clouds giving way to sunshine. news team doing great there. 70 sunshine. the news team is doing great there, 70 degrees. wet weather moving off the new england coast. heavy rain with wind.

cooler conditions making their way into the upper mississippi river valley with showers there. plenty of sunshine southwest into the gulf coast. that's what's going on in -- >> good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist, come keer. we'll hold steady. by noontime, 60s. mid-60s by mid afternoon. tomorrow, up around 70 and partly cloudy by the afternoon. on thursday, increasing clouds. more showers similar to monday may occur thu >> got some nice folks here promoting the lewy body comment a organization, check it out, lbda.org. safe in a? >> all right, al, thank you. coming up next, a school prevented a teen mother from posing in the school yearbook with her baby. is that the right call?

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>> let's start at the barclays center, the new home to the nets of the nba and home to a couple of high profile concerts. jay-z performed out there and this last weekend it was barbra streisand. when jay-z performed fans heading into that arena were put through full metal detectors, the kind you see in an airport and you walk through. this weekend when barbra streisand walked through there their fans were hand-wanted. the barclays arena says they are experimenting with different forms of security. anybody here think there was a different reason? >> of course there was, and i have no problem with it. security is a business, and the same way in certain schools or certain areas, that there could be more propensity to an issue, and i don't think it's even a black/white issue. i think it's a youth issue. i have a feeling at the meadowlands, if you had a technoconcert versus a crosby stills nash concert would you have more security. this is reality. this is not a moral judgment.

this is a business security decision. >> star? >> i was there at the jay-z concert and the went through the metal detectors. one, it didn't bother me in the least. would i prefer to have the metal detectors be consistent because there is a double standard. >> yes, there is. >> the question is whether or not the brooklyn barclays center had any reason to believe that there might be additional reason for security or were they just racially profiling? as a brooklyn prosecutor, i might have gotten a report beforehand that they might have needed additional security. if not, i don't think they should have been different. >> is it fair to say if they did research of the last 20 years of incidents at rap concerts versus a barbra streisand or celine dion concert, is it fair to say probably there's a higher propensity of crime in the former? >> i would say there's a higher propensity for some sort of violent reaction or response. a lot of the lyrics lend themselves to a little more of that kind of reaction. >> i think it's age. it's race, too. >> it is. >> and is it profiling, absolutely, absolutely.

>> the barclays center denies it. >> come on. >> they deny that racial profiling was involved in the matter, and they say that going forward they will use only the wands which they found to be just as effective as the traditional detectors. >> because they got caught. >> it's not wrong, guys, and i also think it's very youth driven. >> but then address it. >> i'd much prefer you to just call it what it is. >> let's move on. >> okay. a high school in northern minnesota. the students there, 100 of them signed a petition. they want a memorial page in the yearbook to pay tribute to a student who committed suicide back in january. the school says no. that memorial page will not be included. is suicide something that should not be and cannot be addressed in a yearbook? >> for that school to deny that is atrocious. it's disgusting. obviously it's a horrible sad story, tragic story this. boy was in that class and to not acknowledge that is -- is disgusting.

>> donny, you're 100% right in this regard. there's no way you do not -- if the child was killed in a car accident you would acknowledge it? this was a member of their class, and i completely disagree with the school. >> you know, it's funny. i read that some parents and some of the faculty were concerned that this was a troubled child or -- >> of course it was a troubled child. >> or they would encourage other suicides, and we know -- the reality -- >> don't put it in the yearbook. >> if this child died of cancer or a car accident there would have been a different kind of tribute. this is a very antiquated approach of dealing with a tragedy. >> same school, same yearbook, a senior, a woman, wanted to pose with her child. she's a teen mom. >> right. >> the school said no to that as well. right or wrong? >> correct. this is not family reunion time. this is senior class photo time. >> 100%. >> not even a question. not a question of, you know -- >> i don't care that she's a

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she loves to look at pictures i guess. >> and though i may be culinarily challenged, a girl can dreaming right? what if i had my own cooking show. ♪ hi, everybody, and welcome to another episode of "ing is's cooking with savannah." today we are going to make dinner, and, boy do i have an appetite. i think we're going to make five cheese lasagna. it's a little more difficult than the three or four cheese lasagnas, but i think we can handle it. so, first what you do is you take the box out of the freezer. then you're going to have to take it out of the box. some people like to use a knife

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is hot. h-o-t, hot. simply scoop your lasagna on to the plate. one thing i like to do is drizzle kind of some of the sauce on the top. this makes it look good and adds that special something. dinner is served. seven minutes. well, now that we've had such a great time making dinner, i thought i'd do a bonus meal and make some lunch. one of the favorite things i like to make is a classic. peanut butter and jelly. creamy or chunky. i think you know what i like, creamy. take a huge scoop of it, and don't be shy, and place it on the bread. this is a little tip from me to you. use the same exact knife and put it in the jelly. then you only have one utensil to wash.

and then place the bread on top. now something i do with my peanut butter and jelly that i think makes it a little special is how i slice it. here's the finished product rate here. i like to do it in three strips because i think that just makes pb & j a little bit more exciting. you've done a great job, everybody, and now it's time to enjoy the fruits of our labor. let's eat. here we go. i don't know about you, everybody, but i don't think there's anything so satisfying as a delicious home-cooked meal. mmm, delicious. and i love the red wine. hope you enjoyed it as much as i did, everybody. this has been "something's cooking with savannah." have a great day. cheers.

okay. >> hold on, al and i have to go get a haircut. >> that whole thing scares me because it just proves that everybody can have a cooking show. >> who can get a bone in peanut butter and jelly. >> now you see your work is cut out for you. >> yeah it is. >> only giving me three and a half and four-minute segments. i requested a fifth hour of the "today" show. they said they couldn't do that. we'll start with the basics, chicken stock, tomato stock and then we'll move on to completed chicken dishes and then you're on your own. >> and friday you're going to make dinner for us. >> you would do it for us. >> the question is what did we ever do to you? i expect you to be encouraging in this new venture. >> stomach aches and ulcers standing by. >> thanks, bob. >> looking forward to it. >> peanut butter and gelly is actually really good. >> thank you so much. it's a gift. it's a gift. >> duran duran coming up. >> after your local news.

baracking news at 8:26. police on the scene of a crash in clarksburg? we are told four people were hurt there. we are looking at video from chopper 4. two are children. we don't know their age or condition. we'll follow this and bring you the latest. here is danella with a look at other traffic problems. northbound 3, this is crane highway at 450. all lanes blocked by the crash. if you are traveling southbound, only the right lane gets you by. delays in both directions three miles. aaron back to you. >> thank you, weather is coming up next. [ female announcer ] as you're making your decision...

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[ female announcer ] women need to know the real mitt romney. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. it's breezy and chilly. 40 z to 50 degrees. winds gusting to 10 miles per hour. they get stronger midday and settle down with a bright sunny afternoon. we ought to make it in the mid-60s. tomorrow afternoon, up around 70. a delightful day.

near 70 again. you might get showers thursday late afternoon into thursday evening. drying out and a beautiful weekend to follow. aaron? >> thank you. >> thank you. don'e. the middle class, who move our country forward. work hard. raise families. and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class. raising taxes on the average family by up to $2000 dollars. while giving a tax break of $250,000 dollars to multi-millionaires.

doesn't mitt romney understand, we can't rebuild america...by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. we're back now at 83:00 on this tuesday morning. it's the 16th day of october, 2012. you're looking down at the rock center rink which was just opened, and that is the synchronized skating team known as the skyliners getting ready for a special live performance. i understand natalie caught up with them and may have a trick or two up her sleeve as well. out on the plaza, i'm matt lauer

along with savannah guthrie and al roker what. else is coming up? >> well, it's a big day around here. we all remember the '80s. all love duran duran if we had any sense in our brains at all. john taylor, one of the founding members of the band, is here. he's out with a revealing new memoir to take us back through those days, the journey. very excited to talk to him and catch up with him in a few minutes live from our studios. >> wants to keep a certain distance from me and i don't blame him. >> actually quarantined him. >> the restraining order provides that specifically. >> and then a little bit later on martha stewart is in the house. she's going to get spooky with it and help us -- show us had you to make some fun crafts for halloween with our kids. >> some of these are really good. looking forward to that. meanwhile a check of the weather. >> i do indeedy do. let's show you what we've got for today. plenty of sunshine here in the east. we've got windy conditions back through the central plains. wet and windy in the pacific northwest. warm through the southwest and on into southern california. tomorrow we've got a risk of strong storms in the lower

mississippi river valley. wet weather up into the great lakes. out west a spectacular day th lakes. out west, a spectacular day. sunny and cool in the middle atlantic states and the northeast. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> chilly and breezy. good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. we are in the upper 40s to 50. the areas in the blue in the 40s. the dark blue is the 30s in the ohio valley. the chilly air filtering in. stronger october sun will warm into the mid-60s by this afternoon. the winds will diminish. tomorrow, partly cloudy, near 70. a chilly morning. more of the same on >> an that's your latest weather. >> mr. roker, thank you very much. look who is here. chris rock is joining us this morning. >> look at you, tally. chris, how are you? >> how are you, matt?

>> i'm doing okay. >> i'm good, man. >> you should be good. "madagascar 3" debuted $663 million at box office. >> i get half of that. >> are you getting ready to -- to let families see this for -- are you going to keep doing these until madagascar 9 and 10? >> as long as they pay me, matt. >> already half a billion. >> even when they cut it in half, i still might take it. >> go ahead. >> you give this interview to the "new york times" and you said you hadn't done dirty work in a while and getting ready to curse and be that bad boy again. that's not going to happen in "madagascar." >> no, no. >> you going on tour again? >> maybe. me and chapelle have been working out to get stuff together so we'll see. >> is that even allowed? >> it is allowed, al. >> sounds dangerous. >> could be pretty dangerous. >> speaking of the ad libbing and dangerous stuff, is there an outtake reel for your sessions

on "madagascar 3" that i could get ahold of. >> i always do really dirty stuff for the convention and whatever when the dreamworks folks gets together. >> circus afro, was that an ad-lib. >> that was an ad-lib. my daughter lola was at the studio. bored out of her mind and i was trying to get her up more than anything. >> by the way, we have a few people wearing the look. what do you think? >> yes. comes out today on dvd. >> really, didn't-ins. >> dvd. >> you're a fan of politics. if you could ask one question at the debate tonight, what would you ask? be careful, it's morning tv. >> why would you go there? >> well, you ask different guys different things. mitt romney, my god, no one prepared me for this. >> yeah. >> yankees or tigers? >> what's your answer to that? >> z brass. >> i'm a yankee guy.

going to be tough, verlander. jeter with a broken leg. >> not good. >> broken leg. >> chris rock, "madagascar 3." can you see it here. >> with the afro wig. >> with the afro wig if you don't already have one. >> we'll be back with john taylor of duran duran. this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:37 with the founding member of one of my favorite bands growing up, john taylor, the bass player for duran duran. his band became one of the biggest in the world in the 1980s with hits like "hungry like the wolf." and to date the band has sold more than 80 million albums. now john has written his memoir "in the pleasure groove." general taylor of duran duran,

good morning. i promise not to stalk. >> it's okay. >> you've written this memoir, tells a very personal story but not a dishy tell-all. >> i wanted to memorialize my parents actually. i lost my dad a couple years ago and soild sold tld the house i up. i wanted to talk about the house i grew up in birmg him in the '60s and '70s and meeting nick and getting sober and, of course, the crazy years. particularly the early '80s, the fun part of the '80s which was a really creative and dynamic time i think for pop culture. >> it is in a way a love letter to your parents. you talk about your childhood. here you end up becoming a rock star but you weren't necessarily musical as a kid. >> no, not at all. i came of age around the time the sex pistols came along and they said the less you are the best you are suited for making music right now. i didn't know a lot. >> you described yourself as shy, and here you've become not the front man.

i guess simon was the front man. >> definitely got a lot of attention for a bass player, not what i had in mind. i was in a quiet spot in the corner of the stage, but, yeah. >> you were in a moment in the '80s were videos were the thing, and you -- this band really captured and embodied that moment. when we look at "rio" or "hungry like the wolf," right here, were there stylers and producers or was this all you guys? >> we had done it very cheaply. the four of us had gone on a vacation together and the film crew came and jumped on the back end of the vacation. sri lanka, stopped off on the way to australia. they were made on a shoestring, those videos >> you mentioned a couple of moments ago your struggle with addiction. this was the '80s. you were the hottest rock star in the world. there must have been temptations everywhere. >> there was temptation everywhere, yes, but, i mean, for the most part it was -- yeah, i mean, you know, you just

get involved. part of telling of the story was -- was like i think in a way if you had been there, would you have done it, too. you know, i had a wonderful upbringing. my parents were fabulous, but nothing could have prepared me quite for the madness that came along around about 1983 i think it was >> i think it's so interesting what you ultimately conclude about what caused you to fall into that. you said you were basically battling crushing loneliness, and you write i'm trying to live away from home, live on the road, live out of suitcases and hotel rooms and buses and not die of loneliness. i missed home. missed many and dad. i didn't know that then. that's heartbreaking. >> not easy to admit to it as a guy. we don't like to admit to loneliness. >> there were a lot of girls, be honest. >> but it didn't make up for what was going on. no compensating for it, and it took a long time for me and you start using drugs and alcohol to compound that and then you get into the shame cycle and you're

screwed. >> and you said you had -- it led to problems with your band mates. >> well, it did, although i have to say it never really got too badly in the way. there was one story that i told about, you know, i made a real mess of things, and i bust up my hand and they had to play a couple of shows without me and that really messed me up, you know, because i felt like i had started the band and to watch the band play from the side of the stage, that was -- that was a real punishment. we wouldn't do that now. >> how do you look on that time now? i mean, there was that moment where you couldn't sit and try to eat lunch without little teenage girls -- >> without somebody coming along. >> and stealing your plastic fork. i guess i wonder how do you feel about that time now? >> i feel great about it. so proud to be a part of something that has had, you know, been impactful in so many people's lives, and, you know, i think of you like a movement we have them everywhere. we go and have friends. i think when you've got that many songs that have touched people over the years, you've

got a lot of friends that you don't even know. >> nice to meet you in person all these years later since i was too shy back then. general taylor, thank you. >> thank you. >> and the book is called "in the pleasure groove." coming up next, natalie goes on the rink with the skyliners, but

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and this morning on "today at the rink," opening day of this institution and the opening performance comes from synchronized performers. >> they are called the skyliners and natalie checked them out. >> we've seen it in water. and in the gym. now the art of synchronization has hit the ice. with speed and precision.

>> it gives these kids an opportunity to develop life skills that they can carry through the rest of their lives knowing how to work as a team and knowing how to compromise. >> the skyliners junior and senior teams represent the usa on the world stage. >> it's very competitive, but it's also like dance, and it's like choreography. it's really fun to do. >> they will be the first to perform on the historic rockefeller center ice rink this season, and yesterday i went to check out their final rehearsal. hi, skyliners. come join us. >> before i knew it. >> it should be interesting. >> they pulled me on to the ice. >> take it easy on me. >> we started with a little warmup so i could get my skating legs under me. >> have to get our inner divas going. >> inner divas. >> okay. >> good. i think i'm warmed up. >> then very carefully i tried a few moms. >> where's savannah guthrie. savannah, do this with me. ♪ i'm a single lady ♪ i'm a single lady ♪ put your hands up

>> little did i know trouble was stirring nearby. this thing ready? >> reddy. >> just as i was starting to get the hang of all this. >> natalie better get out of way. >> someone crashed my party. >> time to clear the eyes. >> got a big truck, baby, and i'm not afraid to use it. we've got a job to do. let's pick it up. >> s-k-y, sky seniors usa. >> go power rangers. >> and now here to perform live, ladies and gentlemen, the skyliners.

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♪ >> there's our little skating star natalie morales. wow. and the judges give you a 10. >> matt, what do you give her? >> what are you giving her?

>> i was totally not synchronized. >> great. how do you feel? >> scary. most frightening thing i've ever done. >> how did she do, ladies? >> they were great. they deserve, fabulous. >> here you go, my dear. >> thank you, thank you. >> i'm going to give these. >> ladies and gentlemen, the skyliners. thank you again with miss natalie morales. honorary member. you get to keep that outfit on. >> no. i'm going to go change right now. >> coming up, martha stewart and her halloween hints, but first this is "today" on nbc. maryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland.

it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for our schools. as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven. under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. they're just being crushed. middle-income americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. this is a tax in and of itself. i'll call it the economy tax. i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone. my plan is to bring down rates to get more people working. my priority is putting people back to work in america. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

and this morning on "martha on today," halloween good things. martha stewart is here with some very simple ideas to make your halloween a little more festive. they are all from the pages of "the best of martha stewart halloween handbook. "with the martha, nice to see you. good morning. >> good morning. every year we do something big for halloween and this year it's the fabulous handbook.

we have all kinds of great stuff to do that are simple, inexpensive, and these little bats. >> we're making the batmobile. >> little bat sort of tree for your house. >> how do you do this? how hard is it? >> paint some branches from the yard black. pick some fallen branches, okay, and then we have a template, beautiful template for beautiful-sized bats on our website, marthastewart.com and fold the black craft paper in half and trace the wings with your white pencil. >> and basically cut them out. >> yes. >> okay. >> and then we have little lines where you fold the bat so that it moves a little bit. sew it with a piece of thread and a needle, and then just tie it on the tree. >> cool. that's good. >> kids can help. >> it's a little scary and children love bats. ew. one flew into me yesterday at my farm. >> a lot of people don't like

halloween and don't want to answer the door every five minutes so they leave candy out on the stoop. >> this is a candy pumpkin and what you do is pull this off, inside, candy corn, little chocolate bars, whatever you want. very cute. >> don't you like that? >> do you answer the door at your house? >> of course. i'm out there with the dogs. >> do kids come trucked in from like miles away. >> miles, miles. >> must be a major event. >> i never let them know where i'm going to be so it's kind of confusing. >> you give out candy. >> oh, of course, bushels, bushels. >> this is candy corn. >> and you get these little gift backs and stamp it with our rubber stamp, our craft product, and you just stamp like this, trick or treat. fill it with candy. >> thumb tack them right on to the pumpkin. >> put them in hard because you don't want the gets to get the thump tacks. >> i love this. >> scary eyeballs. >> parents coming by, they are cold and tired and they want a

martini. give them a martini with a scary eyeball. talk it me how you make this. big radishes and cut the top off the radish, with your potato peeler take off not all the red. because you want it to look like a red vein eyeball and make a whole and insert half an olive right there. that's your eyeball. >> you can put it in martinis for the adults and fruit punch for the kids. >> and make ice cubes. ice cubes with the eyeballs in them, scary. >> great idea. >> finally the glowing ghosts. this is a little hard. get a glow stick like this. it's a little odd. stick it in a balloon, okay, and then you blow up the balloon. >> which we're not going to do. >> and you break the stick. this glows in the dark, and once it's blown up. take a sharpy pen, our handy sharpie and drew a face, any

kind of face, fill it all in, and you have -- and put these in the trees. >> and they don't show up so well in the daytime but at night they look great. >> they look great. >> mar, that fantastic. happy halloween. >> thank you. have fun. >> going to have much more on "today" on a tuesday morning right after these messages and your local news. we are following two breaking news stories. first, a multivehicle crash is causing big delays. danella sealock has more on that. good morning. >> good morning. this one chopper shot earlier today along the 301. northbound lanes were shut down at defense highway. now, you can see one of the northbound lanes gets by,

southbound as well. let's head over and catch delays. you are slow, heavy on the brakes. a three-mile back up. >> more breaking news in clarksburg. police are on the way to little seneca parkway. four people hurt, two adults and children. one adult is in serious condition. the children will be okay.

good morning. here is the storm team 4 four day forecast. a chilly morning here. during the afternoon, reaching the mid-60s. the winds will settle down. a lot of sun, tomorrow, a bit warmer in the afternoon. thursday, late afternoon and evening could get showers. after that, a pleasant pattern friday through the weekend and into the first part of the week. >>

and we're back with more of "today" on a tuesday morning. it's the 16th day of october. it's also 2012. it's chilly in new york. beautiful and say hello to the people who stuck around all morning long. we thank them for that. out on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and mr. al roker. no matter how much you press your doctors sometimes there are questions that can feel embarrassing to ask, so this morning we'll ask you to get up the courage and maybe even get some answers to those questions so that you don't have to be put in a delicate position. >> yeah. that's right. our doctor has heard it all. we'll put some embarrassing health questions to her. also ahead, emmy award winner

america fererra is here and will talk about getting out the latina vote and every presidential election since 1940, held a mock election among america's schoolchildren. only been wrong two times, and this morning we'll reveal this year's results. >> is everybody ready to get their groove on? >> yes. >> take a look at these folks. they already have. they have entered our show us your move contests and maybe some will be flown to new york for our dance-off on october 26th. that's just wrong. if you think you've got the moves, head to today.com and upload a video. still got time but make our dance-off on the plaza on october 26th. >> i like this gay's -- like this guy's sign over here, savannah, you can cook for me any day. >> there you go. i hope you have good health insurance.

>> i see a guest for friday's show right here. >> guinea pig. >> you're not getting out of it. >> natalie with a check of all the headlines. good morning, everyone. the ceo of citigroup is stepping down after steering the bank through the 2008 financial crisis and the joppy years that followed. vikram pandit's replacement is the current ceo of europe's middle east and africa division. president obama and republican rival mitt romney are just hours away from their second high-stakes debate. a pool of undecided voters will ask questions about domestic issues and foreign policy in a town hall style debate at hofstra university on long island. national polls show the race is deadlocked just three weeks before election day. doctors say the pakistani girl shot in the head by the taliban has a chance of making a good recovery one day after she arrived in great britain for specialized treatment. 14-year-old malala yousafzai was targeted for assassination because she advocated education for girls. several people were stopped overnight while trying to reach

her british hospital room, but they were apparently well-wishers. police have released the names of 21 men charged as customers of a maine prostitution ring allegedly run by a zumba fitness instructor. investigators say alex its wright sold sex at her zumba story in the story seaside down of kennebunk, maine and is also accused of secretly videotaping the encounters. the judge allowed the release of as many as 100 names. she has pled not guilty a judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two black men when claimed the abc reality show saying "the barb lore" and "barb lorette" discrimines against people of color. the hines nut company is recalling nearly 2 million pound of peanuts in the shell as a precaution. they were processed in the same plant at the center of the peanut butter salmonella

outbreak. the whole peanuts were sold at walmart, general dollar and other stores. and hollywood's biggest star is getting a major makeover. the hollywood sign is being given its most extensive facelift in 35 years. workers are using about 385 gallons of paint and primer on the famous landmark. the makeover will take another six to eight weeks. it is now four minutes after the hour. you're up to date. let's go over to al. >> all right. thanks so much, nat. let's see what we've got for you starting off with "today." we've got pacific northwest looking a little on the wet side. windy conditions in the plains. we've got a front pushing through the upper midwest. that's going to bring temperatures down. ahead of it though we've got warm weather to talk about. temperatures rising up to anywhere from 5 to 10 to 15 degrees in the central plains. beautiful day here in the northeast. a few morning showers in new england, and expect the heat to continue through the southwest. that's what's goingcontinue. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. temperatures around the region

now are in the mid-50s. we are beginning to warm up a little bit. we still have a bit of a blustery wind. it's gusting 10 to 15 miles per hour. as we look at the next four days, well, it's going to be milder by tomorrow and on thursday but still chilly in the mornings. maybe a shower late thursday afternoon into thursday evening. over the friday period into the weekend, time new for take 3. our special guest this morning, host of msnbc's "now" with alex wagner. alex wagner by the way on weekdays at noon. good to see you. >> good to see all of you guys. >> you ready to chat? >> i'm always ready to chat, especially with you gays. >> a good topic with you since you cover politics every day on your show. we're discussing whether or not having a celebrity endorsement helps in politics, whether the star power helps the candidates.

we, of course, often see celebrities voicing their opinions, eva longoria, an official co-chair of the obama campaign in an ad with scar lle johansson and morgan freeman has an obama ad, george clooby. the president has a lot of celebrities. >> bruce supreme court steen campaigning with billy bulger. >> the youth vote is very important for the president. it's an at-risk vote, a lot of people not feeling the love in the 18 to 25-year-old so having folks like scarlett johansson and jay-z has a lot of street credit with the youth. that's a strategic call, right, and eva longoria, great as an ambassador to the latina hispanic community. >> is there a turnoff for independent voters? >> too much a creature of tinsel town and not really middle america. >> and as for mitt romney, clint eastwood. >> the chair, we can forget

that. >> lindsay lohan. is that a -- >> i don't know. >> i don't know if i'm looking for then endorsement. >> i don't know if that was a strategic choice. >> hurting romney this this case. >> a little bit of a train wreck. >> and the incarcerated teen star. >> and the other people on his team, hulk hogan, gene simmons and jenna james. when you're rich you want a republican in office. >> i think there's probably a vetting process, prior convictions, drunk driving, lewd behavior. >> hulk hogan and a sex tape, that's a good choice. >> just depends on how narrow a slice of the electorate you want to reach out. >> take two, so excited about this. the golden dream team. it's been announced tina fey and amy poehler will be hosting this year's golden globe awards. >> love that. >> counting down to january 13th already. >> and expect -- i mean, expect those two women. >> great chemistry. >> some of the funniest women in all of comedy. that bit between hillary clinton

and sarah palin. i can imagine they will have fodder from this year's election cycle plus, you know, they have the chemistry and the magic. they are the laurel and hardy. >> this is a hard gig. hosting gigs not easy to pull off for people who are funny. ricky gervais, knew how hard it was and how much criticism he faced the first time, second time, said i'm never going to do it again. came back for the third time. not doing it. this is it, and passed the baton and wishes them luck and be who you are. >> you think in a way it's counterprogramming with the oscars announcing seth m macfarlane, a little younger. >> and we saw theuccess of "bridesmaids." women who like funny women and women going to the movies. it is a it's a strategic decision to reach out to women who are often underserved in the entertainment world. >> for the golden globes, always the better show, the edgier show and the oscars know they have to step it up and choosing a seth macfarlane. >> who would be your dream team to host like the golden globes or the oscars?

>> go ahead. >> my team is zack ellison and bill murray. the dry asides, the weirdness factor. >> that's a really good one. >> i like that. >> jon stewart, stephen colbert always great as a pair. love to see them together. >> i didn't give a lot of thought to this, but my first thought was al and natalie. >> wow. >> wow. >> that was my first thought. >> stretch. >> eddie murphy, chris rock and robin williams. >> you went for three. >> i like that. >> the dream trio. >> take three. >> okay. take three what, dads would do for their daughters, and al knows as proud dad of two girls, and here's a great little clip of some video of what dads are doing going to "the little mermaid" which every dad loves ♪ up where they walk

up where they stay all day in the sun ♪ ♪ out of the sea ♪ wish i could be part of that world ♪ >> even al knows that song. >> i do, i do. my oldest girl, courtney, we would sing "a friend like me" from "aladdin, "can the constantly. ♪ have a friend like me >> you got into a little razzle-dazzle. >> soft shoe on that. the thing i love best about that, sort of this placido domingo style rendition. >> keeping that note. >> with the pancake batter, very cute, very cute. >> got a bonus. >> did you see the latest in fitness equipment out there? >> okay. >> i want to see this. >> this is actually really cool. it's a bike in a pool and the idea it's sort of taking spinning to an all new level.

they claim that you burn even more calories than two hours of a spin class. >> is it a jacuzzi? >> kind of a jacuzzi tub but not the jacuzzi effect. if you're going for relaxing, that's not it. >> what is that? >> and you're in water, why are you drinking more? >> i just say put anything in a jacuzzi, you know what i mean, put an elliptical in a jacuzzi i'll do it. >> they say the resistance, your body with the water creates more resistance so it's called the new fit wet jet bike. and it goes for -- and then it drains. if you're worried about the sweat being in the water, it all drains. >> does not seem like a great idea. >> his and hers. >> it's a cialis ad. >> i don't get that. >> separate tubs. >> burning calories. >> defeats the purpose of the cialis commercial. >> i think it's an idea whose time has come. >> no pun intended. >> oh, wow.

>> take five with al roker. >> yeah, exactly. goodness gracious. >> want to come back on. >> the giant hook is now going to pull me off stage. >> that's a wrap. >> alex wagner on msnbc at noon. >> thank you. coming up, the answers to your most embarrassing health questions right after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's time for medicare open enrollment. are you ready? time to compare plans and see what's new. you don't have to make changes, but it's good to look. maybe you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ medicare open enrollment. now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. ♪ visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam?

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>> good morning, natalie. >> a lot of great questions. let me get right to them. here's one. she says can having sex increase your chances of getting a urinary tract infect? >> yes, it can. sexually active women have mo utis than women not sexually active and we get them when bacteria go into the urethra and enter the bladder. women are at higher risk than men of getting utis. we have short urethras and anatomically the urethra is near the rectum and if you have a uti, symptoms, frequency, burning, pink-tinged urine and foul-smelled urine and pain in the upper abdominal area. call your doctor right away and if it's not treat it had can go to the kidney and become very serious. >> over-the-counter options are not the remedy.

>> you do neat an antibiotic. but i do have tips for preventing an urinary tract infection. hydrate very well. that will flush the bacteria out of the bladder. always wipe from front to back, never from back to front so you don't get bacteria towards the urethra. europe eight after intercourse every single time and avoid any products like douchez or sprays or powders. >> other embarrassing problems. i burp all the time, can't control t.especially embarrassing in public. anything i can do to make it stop? this really hps happens? >> definitely a problem. belching is a release of air from the stomach and 7% of the public has severe and bothersome belching. typical problems would be digestive problems, swallowing too much air, having an ulcer or reflex or eastern hiatal hernia and sometimes it's triggered by no known reason at all, but if you do have this medical condition see your doctor because they can trip it and i do have tips for reducing

belching as well. "women's health" we recommend a few things. eat and drink slowly. if you drink too quickly you'll tend to swallow more air. don't drink out of a straw for the same reason. avoid chewing gum and sucking on hard candies because you'll swallow more air, avoid carbonated beverages because you're swallowing bubbles and don't smoke. yet another reason not to smoke because when you inhale you swallow air. >> next question, a lot of people have had to deal with this. ear wax buildup. this person writes i frequently feel blockage in my ears from wax buildup. how can i treat it and something you can treat at home? >> it is common and something you can treat. ear wax is made in the lining of the ear, and it actually does serve a purpose, helps protect our ear from infection and traps dirt. now if you have ear wax buildup, some of the symptoms you may experience are decreased hearing, ringing in the ear and

pain. there are over-the-counter drops that can soften the wax and have it sort of make its way out of the ear on its own, but if you try them and they don't work, please do not put anything in your ear to try to dig it out, no finger, cotton swabs, no bobby pins because the ear drum is very, very fragile and can rupture. see your doctor if you can't get it out on your own. >> another one. can you get a yeast infection from exercising, true or false? >> that is true. you can get a yeast infection from exercising. yeast infections are from an overgroth of a fungus called candida which naturally lives in our body and thrives in moist environments. so can you not only get is vaginally, can you get it in skin folds like in the armpit or under the breast. exercise increases the likelihood because we sweat and when you sweat it creates a hospitable environment for the yeast to grow so if you're exercising, a few tips. wear breathable clothing, shower right away and dry off very

well. there are other causes of yeast infections. wearing non-breathable fabrics will make you predisposed to getting to it because you build up moisture, stress, being pregnant, having uncontrolled diabetes and taking antibiotics can all set you up for yeast infence. now symptoms that you may experience, burning, itching, stinging, redness and a sick white discharge are signs you may have them and there are over-the-counter treatments and women will treat themselves because the treatments are very effective, but a word of caution. not all infections that itch are yeast infections and a stud "dylan ratigan shodstudy did show that 30% of women are mistreating themselves. if you try an over-the-counter anti-fungal cream and it's not working, do see your doctor. >> dr. peterson, great segment. thank you very much. coming up next, actress and activist america fererra, but

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sunny and chilly on this tuesday morning around the region. temperatures in the mid-50s in much of the area. winds picking up a bit.

they may gust to 15 miles per hour. highs mid-60s. this afternoon and tomorrow near 70. showers thursday evening, aaron in. >> thanks,

♪ you look like a lady >> legendary rock 'n' rollers aerosmith the bad boys from boston rocking for more than 4 years have a new album coming out next month. on november 2nd they are taking over our plaza for a live concert. one for the record books. they have never done a live morning show concert. it promises to be wild. martha stewart is going to be down here. >> yes. >> going to be crazy. she's going to be rock out. come on down. >> got the leather pants on for it. all right. then for the tweens in your life, the hottest boy band from britain one direction will hit the plaza and bring your signs

and drop on by. aerosmith and one direction only on "today." blockbusters. >> this is why we were talking about, martha is here. we'll talk about why she's here in a moment. meanwhile, just ahead, we'll catch up with actor and producer america ferrara. her new role is making sure latina voters go to the polls. >> the scholastic student vote is. in their mock election which they have held for every presidential race since 1940, and they have only been wrong twice, so who will sit in the oval office according to these kids? we'll reveal the results, and then in today's kitchen lydia is cooking with wine and beer so you know they have blocked the doors so that kathie lee and hoda can't get in the kitchen. >> looks, good. we're being joined again this morning by martha stewart back to tell us about a new program that celebrates the very best creative entrepreneurs and artists across america. she writes about them in the latest issue of "martha stewart living." good morning once again. >> good morning.

>> we'll meet a couple of these artists in a moment but you've been working with the best in designers and crafters for years. this is hard. how did you pick the best of the best? >> had an editorial kind of board meeting for the last year going through all of the people that we thought really warranted being honored, and we came up with ten, and they are phenomenal, and we do have two of our winners with -- with us today. we have lenna qwak that developed a gluten-free flour that's called c4c, cup 4 cup, phenomenal helping people with gluten intolerance, and we have alissa from wisconsin who is a sculptoress and her map of america made out of cast iron pans in each state. >> so cool. >> i just fell in love with this map. it belongs in the smithsonian. >> cool. i like how you put it together.

>> it's giant and hangs on the wall, but you can also make your sunday pancakes. >> what's it like to be chosen by martha stewart herself as one of the best? >> thrilling. >> still blushing. >> it's such an honor obviously, and to be with the camaraderie of other people that are super strong and confident and, you know, just really having that synergy amongst people and to be, of course, recognized by someone that's a do-it-yourselfer herself. it's such a huge -- such a huge deal and it's a very real thing that's coming back to us, you know, so we're soaking it up. >> what we're trying to do is really focus on the handmade, the homemade and entrepreneurial which then will encourage other entrepreneurs in their initiatives so that we will build business and manufacturing back into america. we need -- our landscape needs more manufacturing. we've gotten into like sort of a service country.

>> right. >> and all our manufacturing, you know, has dwindled. it has gone elsewhere where there's more labor, cheaper labor, and we really need to bring a lot of that back. these millions of young entrepreneurs, these beautiful, beautiful creative people, are doing just that, really focusing back. >> and you have an event at grand central station. >> we do, we do. called american made, and it starts tonight with a big honor. the honorees are being honored tonight. mayor bloomberg will be there. >> great. >> and karen mills, the head of the small business administration in this administration, and we're very excited about that. >> right. >> and tomorrow and wednesday and thursday in grand central, in that landmark building, we are having workshops and lectures and classes, all kinds of stuff. >> all right. >> i want to try these. >> the gluten free cookies. >> thank you so much. >> thank youfree. >> thank you so much. >> terrific. >> gluten free, but you would

never know it. >> even better. >> thank you. >> you are chewing. can you do the weather? >> i took a tiny bite. let's see what we have for you. a beautiful day in the northeast. wet weather, windy in the pacific northwest. gorgeous in the southwest. tomorrow, a lot of rain. the great lakes on into central mississippi valley. sunny and warm in the pacific northwest. heat from texas to the southwest. another beautiful day here in the northeast down into the southeast. that's what's going on in the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> still chilly. mid-50 z in the region. we should warm into the 60s by this afternoon. the wind gusting around 15o 20 miles per hour. tomorrow, near 70. a gorgeous day during the afternoon after a chilly start. up near 70 with increasing clouds. showers late thursday afternoon and perhaps into thursday evening. it should be gone by friday morning.

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important states across the ballot, not just the presidential race but many local races as well, and so we're just getting on the ground, and we've been registering and mobilizing young people on college campuses to really become leaders in their community and make sure that the latina community shows up on election day. >> you know, we've talked to eva longoria throughout this election season as well and just talking earlier in our "take 3" about the importance of celebrities and how they bring new light to the campaign. how do you think you stepping up has helped kind of reinvigorate some of the campaigns? >> well, i think, you know, this generation has so many new tools, and yes, you know, we all have our platforms, so some bigger than others, different platt forms, but now with social networking and technology, we all have our sphere of influences that we can be powerful in because of technology which leads me to actually this incredible application that was just put

out. on it you can find your polling place, a sample ballot of your local -- >> election. >> your local election sample ballots and find out what candidates match your opinions and values. >> good to know. >> it's a wonderful app, again, just an example of how in this generation we have everything in our pocket. >> that's so true. >> and you have been so busy as well, not just being an advocate for the election but also you are still acting and doing a lot on that front. we just saw you in "end of watch" with michael pena, of course, and some great actors there. jason gyllenhaal. >> jake gyllenhaal. >> sorry. i couldn't think of his name there for a second. so great film role for you, right? >> right. >> playing a police officer. >> very different for me, very exciting. really one of the most intense fun preparation periods i've ever had for a role and michael pena and i right after this went off from playing cops together, went off to play husband and wife in a film called "chavez"

which is about -- it's a bio pick of cesar chavez's life. >> i look forward to that and all that you bring and you do such a great job in everything you do. america ferrera, thank you so much. good to have you here. coming up next, young reporters talk about the race for the white house right after this. ♪ [ chuckles ] ♪ you're cute. ♪ [ door creaks, closes ] [ female announcer ] the protein effect. new special k protein cereal. with ten grams of protein and three grams of fiber... finally, a protein cereal to help keep you fuller longer. willpower. what will you gain when you lose? [ male announcer ] when you're sick, seems everyone and their brother has a home remedy to try. but walgreens knows that you need advice from an expert.

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back now with "today on the trail." young voters have spoken. a quarter of a million students all across our country have cast their ballot for the next president of the united states, in a mock election. since this first started in 1940 the scholastic student vote has accurately picked the winner in all but two presidential races. shelby fallon and andrew from the clascholastic news corps. obama/romney pairing, 19th time kids have voted. this just in. >> president obama won florida. >> and governor romney won virginia and president obama won ohio and the entire election. >> wow. >> 51% for president obama. mitt romney, governor romney 45%, and other 4%.

wow. so, okay, let me start with you, shelby. from your perspective do you think the kids that voted were voting on their own with their own opinions and perceptions, or maybe were influenced by their moms and dads? >> well now due to some of the polls from scholastic news it has shown that a lot of the kids have actually, they either rarely talk to their parents about the election, they sometimes do it or they never do it, so -- with then talking about making their own decisions i believe that it's from their friends and from their own perspective but now these kids are thinking they are the future of america so they need to make other decisions. >> is that important that kids get involved, at least get engaged in this from your perspective? >> i think so, because like shelby said, kids will be the future of america, and many of the people that voted in this election will be able to vote in the real election in 2016, and kids will be the new adults, and

they will be able to choose the next president. >> shelby, you actually got to meet governor romney back in 2008. what were your impressions? >> whenever i first met governor romney, it was just interesting to be able to interview him, get his opinions on several topics that were very popular then, such as the war in afghanistan and iran and health care and the economy. it's just that with -- as i've seen with all the politicians, they are very serious about their job and they believe in everything they say. >> okay. andrew, okay. to the swing states, ohio and virginia. the results of the poll, 50% for president obama and 43% for governor romney and 7% other and then in virginia it was 47% obama and 50% for romney so a little bit of a different result there. why do you think these two states are so important in your opinion? >> yeah, i think they are very important as swing states to the presidential election.

for example, tonight we have a town hall debate, and i think that's going to be very important in narrowing down the race and especially ohio. many believe that that's the single state that will decide the election as no republican president has ever won the white house without winning ohio and ohio, like scholastic, since 1940, only gotten it wrong twice so it's extremely accurate. >> i have to tell you. i'm so thrilled that you guys -- if you are our future, you guys are representative of our future, our young people, we are so in good hands. on the other hand, i feel very old and very stupid. guys, congratulations. thank you so much for sharing the results. shelby and andrew, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> go-to recipes using beer and >> thank you. >>[ female announcer ] as you're making your decision... maybe you're wondering what to believe about mitt romney. well, when it comes to protecting your access to birth control...

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>> this morning in "today's kitchen," what's on the menu, roasted chicken and beef, beef braised in wine, does it get any better than this? it does because we have lydia here. her new cook book is "lidia's fa recipes," irresistible already. good morning. smells amazing. chicken with beer first. >> two simple recipes in one pot, everything in it and done. i'm going to handle the chicken so you guys don't get -- >> dirty. >> salt. >> and you can add the parsnips, carrots, potatoes. stir slightly. a little bit of salt in there, and then we have some cloves, and cinnamon, a whole sin mom and sage. that's sage. >> cinnamon, sage and cloves,

got it. >> this chicken is salted. >> smells great already. >> once the vegetables have wilted a little bit. you were a little parsimonious on that olive oil. >> i was saving some calories. >> generous. >> waiting for the chicken to go in there. the chicken was going in, waiting for the big ingredient. >> now you get -- the vegetables get nice and carmelized and then you add, we have beer, apple cider and the stock. he goes for the beer first. did you notice that? >> want to taste it first. >> no, i'll get it on the other side. >> apple cider and the chicken stock. >> a nice light beer, not too much. i think i'll put a little more salt for the vegetables, let them cover for a boil and then -- >> you leave it open. >> in the oven, just like that and it gets a wonderful color. you need to brace it periodically with the vegetables and then it cooks into something

beautiful like this, a little sage. sage flavors, so when you present it, it looks beautiful. >> so easy. >> just boil down the leftovers. >> you do. you drain out the vegetables, so you have vegetables and main course all in one pot. >> in one pot. >> did you guys want to taste? >> we'll taste in a little bit. >> and the beef with the borollo, too, that sounds amazing. look at this. my goodness. >> this is the piece of the beef. >> okay. >> this is what it is, flat beef. people wonder what kind of meat -- this cooks beautifully, braises beautifully, and a piece of the shoulder meat, not expensive and has a gelatin in between so when it cooks it's finger sticking kind of good. >> do you brown it first? >> you brown it first. >> okay. >> and then all the vegetables. >> saute the vegetables in the fat from the meat. >> yes, yes. >> go ahead. >> there we go.

>> and this one is oil. >> this time i'll be generous. >> oh, okay. >> so rosemary, sage again. >> go ahead. put a little more. now i learned my lesson with lidia. >> yeah. let's put some salt on the vegetables, whole peppercorn and just -- >> is that cinnamon again. >> no, no, no, nutmeg. >> put this all in and you'll braise this for a while. >> now you put in the porcini mushrooms and the mushrooms which have been drying. >> okay. >> the whole thing. >> and the meat on top, the brown meat. >> no more time. recipes on our website. kathie lee and hoda coming up after your local news and weather. maryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more.

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9:57 is the time now. good morning to you. i'm eun yang it ses tuesday, october 16, 2012. four people including two children are in the hospital after a car crash in clarksburg. chopper 4 was above it. the adults and children in one car will be okay. the driver in the second car is in serious condition. the cause is under investigation. here is danella sealock with a look at the other traffic problems. good morning to you.

>> we saw a couple fender benders along i-95. none now. a live look at fairfax county. the drive from the beltway takes at least 21 minutes. slow in this area. 395 is 34 miles per hour. northbound, tom over to you. >> chilly morning. the seven day outlook. feast your eyes. might get showers thursday afternoon into thursday evening. chilly mornings and mild afternoons each day into monday. >> thanks. on news 4 midday, a sneak peek

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. well, everybody, there is some goo news in the world, and that is booze day tuesday october 16,2012. >> here we have. we crashed another website. >> we did. >> we crashed one, full on belly flop we crashed it. it's gallagher's. there's a restaurant. >> gallagher's steakhouse. >> and we have offered up lunch with us on wednesdays before the

matinee, and because of the overwhelming response, we're adding another day. >> i feel like barbara streisand at the barclays center. >> not exactly. >> we're excited about it, you guys. thank you very much, very much. i would like to welcome myself and frank for happy hour every night before the performance. >> you know where to find her, at gallagher's. you never know who might sit at your table. >> i might bring neil, the reach man, who knows. who knows who may show up. come on down. today's the day of the hunk, we're declaring it. we have a couple of hotties with us, we have matthew morrison from "glee," who is so cute. >> tony nominee, grammy nominee, golden globe. >> we know him from "glee." he is a ten, so we have him on. then we have a cute little

guy -- >> that you discovered, actually. >> i'm taking complete credit for conner maynard. >> listen to this song, it's called "vegas girl." ♪ like you're famous girl come on. >> he's the new big deal. i bet justin bieber is quaking in his boots. >> anyway, he's going to sing for us. >> the first time i saw matthew morrison was when he was lieutenant cable in "south pacific." that's the first show you and i went to on broadway. he took off that shirt and sang -- ♪ younger than springtime are you ♪ game over. >> you like a little skin. >> i like a nice physique. thank you for your prayers, the toenail is gone, but he's fine. >> toenail is off? >> had to take that baby off. nasty. >> it will grow back.

>> i hope not. so brad pitt has another job. >> the lord in heaven knows he needs the money. he got paid $7 million allegedly. >> he's doing a chanel number 5 commercial, first time a guy has done a commercial for chanel number 5. we haven't seen it. >> heard about it. >> we're going to watch it with you. this is the ad. >> every journey ends, but we go on. the world turns, and we turn with it. plans disappear, dreams take over. but wherever i go, here you are. my luck, my fate, my fortune. chanel no. 5, inevitable. >> what was that? >> what was that? >> first of all, i didn't know what he was saying. we had to turn it up so loudly

to understand it. >> then we couldn't hear it. >> was he talking about angelina jolie? >> sounded like poetry to me. >> trains take off, i'm sorry. i think the audio on it is awful. >> only in here. only in the studio. >> no, i saw it some place else and i couldn't -- i thought he was speaking french. >> anyway, it's gotten 2 million hits in under 24 hours. >> nobody can believe it. >> you have to rewatch it. >> he is a terrific actor, let's be honest. >> he's very cute. >> that's not one of them, don't you think? >> i'll be honest, i love all of his looks, that was not my favorite of all of his looks. he's gorgeous in most things. >> he is gorgeous. i don't know. chanel no. 5, would it make you buy? >> no, no. that was my mom's favorite. that was what my daddy gave her every christmas. you associate smells with things. daddy used to wear old spice. if a man goes by, i want to hug

him. so jennifer aniston, speaking of the opposite of brad pitt, she was on with chelsea handler with the debut of chelsea's new show, bigger studio. this was her very first guest. >> they are very close friends. >> one of the things chelsea asked her about was her engagement, and they say jen got very emotional, so let's see that. >> right, you are engaged? >> yes. >> oh. oh, aren't you so happy? >> i just got -- >> you are happy, because she's the greatest guy ever and you make the greatest couple ever, and i'm so happy for you too. >> awe. >> i'm happy for her. i think we're all happy for her. >> i'm happy for her. >> they always make news at the same time, too, don't you think? >> what's going on with that?

>> i don't know, i don't know. i do know what's happening with the globes, golden globes in january. going to have two new hosts. ricky gervais is also crying in his beer. nbc announced tina fey and amy poehler. two funny ladies. >> not only are they funny, i think, individually, together their chemistry, because they are such good friends, i just picture them doing the sarah palin/hillary clinton, they just have a thing together. >> i think it also needs lucy and ethel on the sidelines. california in january sounds awfully good to me. so you're watching "the voice." >> this is, again, where they have the sing-offs. we're only going to do two teams today and let you pick. this is team blake, lala versus suzanna. they are singing "dog days are

over" by florence and the machine, but tell me who you like best. ♪ ♪ horses are coming so you better run ♪ ♪ run fast from your mother and fast from your father ♪ ♪ from your sisters and brothers ♪ ♪ leave all your love and longing behind ♪ ♪ you can't carry with me if you want to survive ♪ >> so do you pick sara haines or the other girl? >> they are good singers, the first girl has a more distinctive voice. >> that was the one who got selected. sara haines moves on. we're rooting for sara. next one is a great one, this is team christina. this is jocelyn versus sylvia. they are both brunettes and sing a song called "what goes around comes around."

>> okay. ♪ best thing i ever ♪ you turned out to be the best thing i've ever had ♪ ♪ best thing i've ever had ♪ got to be you right now >> okay. so those are the two. >> that seems like a draw to me. that's a draw. you know, i've never heard them sing by themselves, a song, so i'm a disadvantage, but i go with the first girl in the silver. >> okay, she picked the girl in the maroon, who's sylvia, so you picked the other one, but jocelyn got picked up by adam. adam stole. so they both went on. yes, you were kind of right. all right, we like the segment coming up. it's the new shape of sexy.

we're always talking about shape wear, we talk about spanks, because we wear them all the time. >> a lot of competition in the world now. >> some for the back fat, some you can pull up all the way for here. >> pull it all the way up. >> when you do wear something -- >> hat fat, ankle fat, we got it all today. tune in. tune in, baby. >> once you wear something that's so fitting, you do know it's going to ooze out somewhere. you have to be mindful of it. >> it's like liposuction, it will show up somewhere, you know what i'm saying? the reason i'm dressed like this today is because we're going to run over to -- in a moment, sad day for some, exciting day f others. when the rink bar closes at rockefeller center, a lot of people go into a huge depression, but others who love to skate are thrilled. sara is over there now.

>> look at 30 rock, they have a cranberry bog in the middle. >> here with heidi, fourth generation of cranberry growing. what are we doing in the middle of this puddle of cranberries? >> fourth generation grower of wisconsin, we are one of 400 family farms in the ocean spray co-op. couldn't be more proud and honored to share our harvest with you. it literally is harvest. why not bring the beauty of our harvest to you? and, of course, taste good and are good for you. >> how many are in here right now? >> more than i could possibly count, it's a lot. >> how many cranberries are in a typical bottle of juice? >> about 600. >> the fact that you know that is a pretty amazing party trick. what does this bog do for the cranberries, though? >> a bog is where they grow. it's grown on vines and dried during the season. this is flooded, we're

representing a harvest. cranberries, float, did you know that? >> we're going to send it back to kathie lee and hoda. >> enjoy your duo and thanks to ocean spray for creating that for us. >> we're drinking that in our scandalous glasses, which also crashed a website yesterday. most popular "glee" club director. >> he may be singing a new tune. >> look how healthy he is. >> matthew morrison right after this. wow...

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matthew morrison has been nominated for an emmy and golden globe award for his role on "glee." the hit series now is in its fourth season. it's seen a lot of changes and will is thinking taking a break from the glee club for a position in washington, d.c. >> why? take a look and we'll see. >> i mailed in my application. >> congratulations, william, i think it's a great decision. >> only problem, i need a written from a colleague. >> already ahead of you, took the privilege to outline your astonishing accomplishments. >> not only is william a direct descendent from william tubman, he delivered my child with his bare hands, this isn't even true. >> i want you out of here, and for the first time, i think in a

good way. >> that's so funny. >> how did you keep a straight face? >> 50th take, finally keep it together. >> a lot of changes on "glee," you're graduating. >> it is about time, they have facial hair. >> i call it "glee 2.0." we have the new york contingency now, i have a slew of kids in the choir room. >> goes back and forth? >> back and forth. >> bicoastal? >> bicoastal. it's been a blast. it's a whole new dynamic. we're having a blast. it's actually the first time -- because i come from new york, the broadway world and stuff, i had these dreams of going to l.a., hang out at the beach and stuff, all this time off. now this is actually giving us a chance to -- >> breathe a little. >> how is this going to work with you in washington? >> no, no, this is why i'm here right now. i have a break.

a sabbatical. >> you're engaged on the show. >> i am. >> is that still happening? >> i think so. >> interview, you said you don't know yet. >> the writing happens so fast and we get our scripts a couple days before. >> i don't want you to marry her. she's not right for you. >> you have a thing against goi gingers, don't you? >> no, no, not that. i don't sense any passion between the two of you. >> i'm not doing my job right. >> you're good friends. you have the rest of your life to be good friends. >> so while you're away, who's going to be directing the group? >> i don't know if i can give that away quite yet, but one of my old students. >> it's fin. >> there you go. i didn't say it. i didn't say it. >> i'm causing all kinds of trouble here today. it just said it in the notes, it's fin. i guess it's out there. >> you did make your mark on the broadway world. tell people about your history. a lot of people just know you

about the television show. >> a lot of people have seen the first episode of "glee" than all my performances combined on broadway. i did about ten years on the stage, "hairspray," "south pacific." >> i called your agent to see if you were available to do "scandalous." they said he's in los angeles making a pilot. >> i'm so happy for you. >> i'm so happy for you. a lot of people go out there, make pilots, never pans out. >> look what's going to happen to you, you're going to explode, people are going to find out who you are now. >> finally. >> did you think when you were additioning for "glee" back then it was going to turn into this huge phenomenon >> no, a musical comedy about kids singing and dancing in high school, no, no. >> just touched such a nerve. she is very cute. she's adorable. >> we're excited for you. >> we really are. you're so talented. fun to see someone from the

broadway community. don't forget us. come back and do something on stage. >> i'm so excited to get back on stage. that's my heart and love. >> you have a new album coming out. >> yeah, coming out in february. this legendary producer, phil ramon produced it for me. it's the songs i love singing the most. >> what's your favorite? >> i think my favorite song is "hey there." ♪ hey there you're with the stars in your eyes ♪ ♪ love never made a fool of you ♪ >> that's the one. thank you. great to see you. we are bringing sexy back. >> we just had sexy. >> shape wear. he's the fastest human calculator in the world, and he's got a new challenge for halloween's here and we're at walmart with amanda talking about the walmart low price guarantee. that's your receipt from another store? you know it! let's put it to the test. butterfinger! nestle crunch! baby ruth! oh my gosh, i love candy! and if you find a lower advertised price, they'll match it at the register. that means i can buy more!

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all right, he is no ordinary number cruncher, scott is known as the human calculator and holds a guinness world record to

prove it. scott's here as the ambassador for the american math challenge, we talk about it every year, an online event involving thousands of kids as they prepare for the world education games next march. scott brought along three top math students from st. ignatius school in new york city. good to see you. >> scott, this has been an important cause for you for many, many years. >> math-letics is trying to make it cool to be a mathlete, not an athlete. >> you got that weird kind of brain. kathie, you've known him forever. >> he came on a show with regis and me, how many years ago? >> 20 years ago. you nicknamed me the human calculator. >> i have a calculator here. >> i was in the record books for counting a number faster than a machine. give me a two-digit number, tough number to start by.

73, plus 73. got it now? keep hitting equals, i'm going to add it up. 146. 219. 292. 365. 418. 657. 730. 490. -- >> see, and we rehearsed that all morning. no idea what number we were picking. >> your brain's just clicking in automatically? >> yes, i have a gift -- god-given ability for numbers, but i've discovered a shortcut way to teach kids arithmetic. we're trying to make math fun. you're going to meet three ma mathletes. >> john, ten years old. >> talia, i'm 12. >> lilianna, i'm 11.

>> you're going to compete against us? tragic and scary. >> here we go. no pressure. we have some simple arithmetic questions. people at home will race you as well. hit your buzzer when you got the right answer. >> we're allowed to have a minute? >> you will not have time to use a calculator. these mathletes are way too fast. first question is, 14 plus 13. 27. the kids are up one. next one, 16 plus 18. >> 34. >> that was a tie. >> hit the buzzer first. >> i'm not hitting the buzzer. >> i am. >> tougher, here we go. 46 plus 25. >> 71. >> john pulls it out. he wins the match. great job. >> congratulations, mathletes. >> what's the prize? >> not that they need them, but calculators. >> thank you, jerry. >> wait, nobody uses those

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>> secret. >> uh-huh. >> you can't even see it. it's embedded in there and allows you to adjust it. there's three different levels of compression. >> what do you mean allows you to adjust it? >> go super tight during the day or at night you want to loosen it up after a big meal or dessert, allows you to customize it. genius! >> what's going on with that piece of hardware? >> this is like a modern-day girdle. great for wearing under fall, waist-emphasizing fashion. it's great, because it stays put and it sucks you all in. >> okay, i like. >> all right, are these all affordable, amy? >> all kind of in the $50 range. >> depends what kind of date you're having. >> these are, what, top toners? >> these are things you would wear as your underpinning, first layer. wear it under a t-shirt, under a

snug-fitting sweater. obviously, it has the built-in bra. this one, actually, is an arm toner. who knew such a thing existed. it has very subtle compression in the back. >> doesn't it ooze out? >> the whole idea now is it's less about -- we're avoiding the ooze by making it a subtle compression. >> that's beautiful. >> i love that. >> this is maiden form. >> they've been around a long time, and there's a reason for it. this looks like it's missing something, but apparently not. >> this is a one-piece biker short. what's great about this, it's very seamless. you don't get any of that tight band that squeezes the fat out. it's comfortable, it also has a high waist, which is great, because it eliminates the muffin top. >> does it stay up, sometimes those tend to scooch down. >> it does. it doesn't give you the muffin

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that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven. it's time for today's wine cellar. and it's corked versus screwed. well, many people think that corked bottles are better or more expensive than a screw top. >> we're going to play a game to see if we can see a difference. leslie sbrocco is here. >> this is going to be hard, they've gotten good. >> cork is here to stay, here to tell you. screw caps are here to stay. we have lots of other closures, it's going to be a tough one. basically, i want you to do set one is pinot grigio. one is from oregon, one is from

italy. same great variety. >> i already know the answer, i'm telling you now. the other one is screwed -- what did i say? and blue one is corked. >> ready for the unveiling, ladies? hoda wins it. >> really, i didn't like the first one at all. >> it's from oregon. >> sorry. sorry again. >> second one is from italy. >> please, add to the board. >> one from italy, even though it was -- never mind, i got it. >> all between $15 and $25. ready? these are two chardonnays. kathie lee is going to come back strong. one is crisp and clean, the other is complete oak style from california. one has a cork, one has a screw cap. all right, hoda is on it. >> i have no idea, i'm guessing. >> totally guessing. okay, all right. so they are -- boom, actually,

kathie lee wins this one. you're coming back, girlfriend. >> i couldn't tell the difference, got to be honest. >> this is actually a screw cap. >> cleanse my palette, can't do my best work this way. >> look how beautiful, isn't that great? it's beautiful. >> don't forget to put one up. >> that's right. >> i'm helping you with your points. >> next one, ready? two pinot noirs. 90% of wines from new zealand are screw caps. made from organic grapes, california pinot noir. >> all right, that's a cork. >> one with a cork and one with a screw cap. you ready? actually, you both won. >> did we? >> you got it. >> tie breaker, girls. ready?

okay. >> is this cabs? >> no, these are my favorite grape variety. >> excuse me. >> one from california, ready? take a sip. they are both big, hearty reds. these are masculine, made by two dreamy-looking men. >> no idea. here we go. >> one is from spain. all right, you've got screw cap and the cork. kathie, you're going screwed. hoda wins it! >> imagine th. >> la, la, la. >> two great wines. are you ready? hoda -- >> no, she needs one too. >> i have that. >> thank you, leslie. we have a live performance downstairs by a great kid, conner maynard, first u.s. tv appearance. >> he's going to be a huge star. justin

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the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. ♪ at 19 years old, conor maynard has already made a name for himself in the uk and is quickly rising to fame in the u.s. he caught hoda's attention with his song "vegas girl." >> so great. conor's new album, "contrast" will be released here in the u.s. january 8th. this is his u.s. tv debut. >> great to have you. we're delighted you chose us for your debut. >> it's going to be fun. hopefully see you guys dancing in the background. >> especially after wine tasting. here's the thing, this is amazing, i just asked him, when did you write your first song, two years ago. >> yeah. >> so fast. it's lightning speed. >> i think that's kind of the power of the internet now.

obviously, i started uploading covers, then writing my own album, that was all two years ago. >> this song "vegas girl" is going to get people on their feet, their work out to it. >> take it away, conor maynard, everybody. ♪ ♪ let me break it off ♪ don't stop ♪ i knock you down like rihanna ♪ ♪ pay attention, did she let go ♪ ♪ this is for the girls that get down low ♪ ♪ this is for the girls that go ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah like a vegas girl ♪ bring it down like a vegas

girl ♪ ♪ shake like you're famous girl ♪ ♪ head back lay it down like a vegas girl ♪ ♪ got your number hit the jackpot underneath the cover ♪ ♪ you're like a drug girl ♪ grab a glass girl rain tequila ♪ ♪ knock you down like you're keri ♪ ♪ forget your name like rihanna ♪ ♪ not going to leave without her ♪ ♪ this is for the girls get down low ♪ ♪ girl that let it go ♪ shake like you famous girl ♪ head back lay it down like a vegas girl ♪ ♪ girl breaking every heart

♪ shake shake like you're famous girl ♪ ♪ head back lay it down like a vegas girl ♪ ♪ seems so right every time ♪ like you're in vegas girl ♪ vegas girl ♪ vegas girl here we go. ♪ this is for the girls that can get down low ♪ ♪ the whole club wanna see you go ♪ ♪ hey hey lake you're famous girl ♪ ♪ head back lay it down like you're famous girl ♪ ♪ that little dress breaking every heart ♪ ♪ shake shake like you're famous ♪ one more time, here we go. ♪ girl that can get down low ♪ the whole club want to see you go ♪ ♪ shake shake like you're famous girl ♪ ♪ head back lay it down like you're famous girl ♪

♪ breaking every heart ♪ hey shake shake like you're famous girl ♪ ♪ head back lay it down like a vegas girl ♪ >> well, we see what all the fuss is about. >> conor maynard, congratulations. >> justin bieber, watch out. all the best, honey. tomorrow, performance from the monks. okay, see you at "scandalous" tonight, everybody. good night!